The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Ohrt
- First Name:
- Gordon Spurgeon
- Rank:
- Sergeant (Promoted on 29.1.1942)
- Regimental #:
- WX9345
- Company:
- ‘A’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 30.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 6.02.1946
- DOB:
- 17.04.1919
- Place of Birth:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Father's Name:
- Frank Millard Ohrt
- Mothers's Name:
- Marjorie Ohrt
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmhand
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi
- Force:
- ‘A’ Force Burma; Green Force No. 3 Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Tamarkan, Chungkai, Linson Wood Camp, Tamuang, Kanchanaburi, Nacompaton, Bangkok
- POW#:
- 2664 and 12090 - Linson
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand‐Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Circassia
General Description
Please read about the men of ‘A’ Coy No. 4 Platoon
Gordon Ohrt married in Katanning 1946 to Helen Warren.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Chungkai, 60k - Thailand
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Linson Wood Camp, 202k - Thailand
- Nacompaton, Nakom Pathom Hospital - Thailand
- Tamuang, Tha Muang 39k - Thailand
